Breast Cancer Can be Reduced 40% by Healthy Lifestyle

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While many cancers- including breast cancer are genetically or environmentally caused, research has shown that lifestyle can make a huge difference in breast cancer rates for women. And it shouldn’t surprise you to find out that the main recommendations include weight loss and exercise in addition to moderation in alcohol intake. While this study is specifically about breast cancer rates, most cancer rates would be lower with these same recommendations-

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WASHINGTON – Nearly 40 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States could be prevented if women kept a healthy weight, drank less alcohol, exercised more and breastfed their babies, according to a report published on Tuesday.

The report, which reviewed 81 new studies on the links between lifestyle and cancer, showed that 70,000 breast cancer cases could be prevented in the United States alone every year.

“We are now more certain than ever that by maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active and limiting the amount of alcohol they drink, women can dramatically reduce their risk,” Dr. Martin Wiseman of the American Institute for Cancer Research/World Cancer Research Fund, who led the study, said in a statement.